Water or liauid elevator



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D.- C. BATTBY.. WATER OR LIQUID 'EL'EVA-TOR.

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WATER OR LIQUID ELEVATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,889, dated February 19, 1889.

Application filed August 1S, 188th fo @ZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID C. BATTEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Florence, in the county of Marion and State of Kansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tater or Liquid Elevators, of which t-he following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in water or liquid elevators; and it consists ina certain novel construction and combinatioii of devices, fully set forth hereinafter in connection with t-he accompanying drawings, an d speciiically pointed out in thc appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a vertical central sectional view of an elevator embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 .is a similar view of the air-compressor, taken on the line x :r ol Fig. l. Fig. Si is a horizontal sectional view ot the compressor on the line 1/ y ot Fig. L). Fig. et a detail view ot the tri p-lcvcr.

The object olf this invention is to provide 'means whereby the power ol the ordinary water-service may be utilized to elevate cisternwater to a suitable tank in a building, to pump waste water out of cellars, &c., and to elevate liquids in breweries, distilleries, reineries, the., and to accomplish this I employ the said power to compress air as follows:

A represents the compressing-cylinder, in which operates an inverted-cup-shaped plunger or itloat, B, and C and D represent, respectively, inlet and discharge pipes which communicate with the cylinder near its bottom. The ends of these pipes which project .into the cylinder are provided, respectively, with the stopcocks or valves c and d, having the crank-arms c and d', whereby they may be operated. These crank-arms are connected by the links c c to the opposite ends of the operating-lever E, which is pivoted at its center to a suitable standard or support, F, on the bottom of the cylinder, and G represents an extensible shaft, which consists of the telescoping sections g and g. The section g is secured rigidly at its lower end to the bottom of the cylinder, and the movable section g is tubular in form and slides on the lower section.

A swinging arm, ll', having a weight, I, on its free end, pivoted to the standard or support F in such a position that the weight nor- Serial 282,591. (No model.)

mally rests on one arm of the lever E. If the weight rests on the arm 7L, (which is connected to the crank-arm c,) the stop-cock or valve c is closed, and when the weight rests on the arm 7i (which is connected to the crank-arm d) the stop-cock or valve (Z is closed.

K represent a trip-lever, which is mounted on the standard or support F, and connected at its Afree cnd to the ripper section of the eX- tension-shal't by means ot' the rod Il, This lever is angular in shape, having the arms 7c k', whereby, as the shaft G approaches the li mit ol" its extension, the arm /i' engages the weight and throws it over on the other side, and as the said shattapproaches the limit ot` its contraction the arm z engagcsthc weight and returns it to its first position. The upper end of the extension-shaft is connected by the chains or ilexible connections N to the center of the plunger or :tioat B, and asocket, n, in the center of the plunger or float 'is adapted to bear on the upper end of the said shatft. lVhen in its lowered position, the plunger or float is supported by the vertical bars or supports O O.

I represents the receiviiig-cylinder ot the elevator, which is connected to the top of the cylinder A by the pipe Q, and R represents a pipe which communicates with the top of the receiving-cylinder, and is adapted to be submerged at its lower end in the water or liquid to be elevated. A vertical conducting-pipe extends nearly to the bottom ot' the recci vin gcylinder, and is adapted to communicate at its upper `end with the reservoir or tank which is to contain the elevated water or liquid. The pipes R and S are provided at convenient points with upwardly opening valves rand s, respectively.

The operation of the improved elevator is as follows: The water is introduced through the inlet-pipe C, (which is connected. to the servicepipe,) and the plunger or float is thereby raised in the compressing-cylinder, and when the said plunger or iioat approaches the limit of its upward movement the arm L engages the weight I and carries it beyond the perpendicular, whereupon it drops upon the arm 7i of the operatinglever, thereby closing the valve c and opening the valve d. The 'wa-ter is discharged through the pipe D, and the plunger or float descends (thereby IOO creating a partial vaeuum in the upper end of the eompressing-eylinder and the eonneeting-pipe Q) until the plunger or float bears on the upper end ot the extensible shaft, when the latter will be contracted, the triplever will be operatwl, and its arm r. will engage the weight and earry it beyond the perpendicular, whereupon it will drop on the arm h', and the valve t' will be opened and the valve d elosed. When the plunger or ioat aseends, the air in the upper port-ion ot' the eompressingcylinder, the eonneetiugpipe Q, and the reeeiving-eylinder is eompressing, and this additional pressure on the water in the receiving-cylinder forces the lat ter upward through the pipe S, (the valve .5' therein opening to allow it to pass,) and when the plunger or tloat deseen ds a partial vaeuu in is created in the cylinders and the eonneet ing-pipe, and the water is drawn into the receiving-Cylinder through the pipe R. XV hen the plunger or float aseends, the valve r is closed and the valve s opened, and when the plunger or float deseends the valve vr is opened and the valve s is elosed. In depressing the extensible shatt to eut ott' the iniiow oi.' water and open the discharge-pipe the weight of the plunger or .float will be aided bythe suetion ermtted by reniovingthe water .[roni the under eoneave side ot' t-he said plunger or float, and thereby all necessary power will be obtained to properly operate the levers and the weight, as above deseribed.

lt will be evident that after the ,[iow of water through the inletpipe has been started the operation ot the elevator is automatic and eontinuous, and the 'elevation ot the liquid will be accomplished.

It will be found ot' advantage in eonsirueting this machine to make the disehargespipe D longer than the pipe l,wlnreby the siphon iaetion will aid in drawing.;I the water into the reeeiving-ey]inder.

Having deserbed my invention, T elainil. The eombination, with the eylinder having the inlet and diseharge pipes (l I), provided wil h valves e fil, ot the operatiiig-lever eonneeted at its opposite ends 1o the said valves e fl, the weighted arm adapted to bear ou either arm ol' the said lever, the trip-lever adapted to throw the said weight :l'roni one arm oll the operating-lever to the other, and the plunger-or iloat eonneettul to the said t-riplever, substantially as speeitied. Y

2. lhe Combination, with the eoinin'essingeylind er provided with inlet and outlet pipes (l l), having valves e and the plunger or [ioat operating in the eylinder, ot the operating-lever pivoted at it eenter and Connected at its ends to the said valves, the swinging arm ll, provided with a weight, l, adapted to bear on either arin ot' the operating-lever, and the trip-lever K, connected to the plunger or .fioat and provided with the arms 7i'. k', adapted to alternately engage the weight as the plunger or lloat aseends and deseends, to throw the same lrom one arm of the operat ing-lever to the other, substantially as and for the purpose speeitied.

The eonibination, with a cylinder provided with inlet and outlet pipes C D, having valves e d., and the plunger or l'loatoperating in the eylinder, of the (nierating-leverE, eenneeted at its ends to the said valves, the weighted arm Il, adapted to bear alternately on the arms of the said lever, the extensible shaft G, eonneeted at its upper end te the plunger or i'loat, and the trip-lever Connected to the extensible shaft and adapted to engage the weighted arm to Change its position, substantially as speeiiied.

i. The combination, with the Cylinder provided with the pipes C D, having valves e d, of the operating-lever E, eonn eeted to the sai d. valves, the arm H, provided with a weight, I, adapted to bear alternately on the arms of the lever E, the extensible shaft G, the triplever eonneeted to the said shaft and adapted to engage to change its position VFromonearm ot the lever to the otherthe weighted arm, and the plunger or `float B, Connected to the upper end of the extensible shaft by means olf a ehain or `flexible connection, H, and provided with a socket, n, to bear on the upper end ot' said shaft, substantially as specified.

5. The eylinder provided with the inlet and outlet pipes C D, having valves e d, the operating-lever E, eonneeted tothe said valves, the weighted arm l'l, adapted to operate the said lever, the extensible shatt (l, and the triplever eonneeted to the said shaft and adapted to operate the weighted arm, in Combination with the inverted-eup-shaped plunger or float ll, operating snugly in the cylinder and eonneeted to theupper end of the extensible shaft by a chain or other flexible Connection, the central soeke'l', "a, adapted to bear on the upper end oli' the extensible shat't, and the vertieal bars or supports t) O, arranged within the Cylinder and adaijited to limit the down ward movement ot' the plunger, substantially as speei tied.

In testimony that l elaiin the foregoing as my own I have hereto allixed my signature in presenee oi' two witnesses T)A'Vll) (l. M'F'PICY l\\'itness s:

Mannion Til. (i'iNn'rre, linmiv J'. Hutnjrr.

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